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<blockquote data-quote="Craig Robertson" data-source="post: 60074" data-attributes="member: 6852"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Photo</td><td>[ATTACH=full]32023[/ATTACH]</td></tr><tr><td>Full Name</td><td><strong>John Davies Campbell</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Nickname</td><td>Bulldozer</td></tr><tr><td>Number</td><td>203424</td></tr><tr><td>Rank</td><td>Captain</td></tr><tr><td>Nationality</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Date of Birth</td><td>11.11.1921 Monasterevan, Co.Kildare</td></tr><tr><td>Date of Death</td><td>30.07.2015, Ludlow, Shropshire, UK (Aged 93)</td></tr><tr><td>Gravesite</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Father</td><td>William Hastings Campbell (Born 15.08.1886 - Died 28.05.1959 Aged 72)</td></tr><tr><td>Mother</td><td>Eugenie Campbell (Born 16.04.1891 - Died 04.04.1973 Aged 81)</td></tr><tr><td>Enlisted</td><td>15.08.1940 (ranks, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)</td></tr><tr><td>Military</td><td>parent unit Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders<br /> 2Lt,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 30.8.1941<br /> WS Lt 1.10.1942<br /> A/Captain 20.1.1942<br /> joined PPA 19.4.1944 (as Lt)<br /> PPA S Patrol (CO)<br /> T/Captain 10.2.1945<br /> relinquished commission April 1946</td></tr><tr><td>Married</td><td>Shirley Bouch 1959 (3 children)</td></tr><tr><td>Further Information</td><td>resided Hookvinny,Hambledon,Hampshire<br /> son of William Hastings and the hon. Eugenie Anne (nee Westenra) Campbell<br /> educated Cheltenham College<br /> graduated St Andrew's University (B.Sc.)<br /> chemistry student prewar<br /> <br /> 1949 emigrated to Kenya<br /> fluent in Kikuyu and Swahili<br /> HM Colonial Service 1949-61<br /> award M.B.E. 1.1.1957 (as District Officer, Mathira Division, Kenya)<br /> HM Foreign Office 21.8.1961<br /> First Secretary 1961<br /> Counsellor 1972<br /> Counsellor (Information), Ottawa 1972-77<br /> company director<br /> Consul General,Naples 1977-81<br /> award C.V.O. 28.11.1980<br /> award C.B.E. 13.6.1981 (for Naples)<br /> 1995 resided Ridgeway, Ludlow Road, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0DH<br /> <br /> "I knew he could be foolish and he had an irritating weakness - he kept losing his guns, his mortar and even his money; but I was impressed to see that he was backed by sensible and experienced men." 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[QUOTE="Craig Robertson, post: 60074, member: 6852"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Photo[/TD] [TD][ATTACH type="full" alt="1542-19441291a88501a719dfb14a36a70c33.jpg"]32023[/ATTACH][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Full Name[/TD] [TD][B]John Davies Campbell[/B][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nickname[/TD] [TD]Bulldozer[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Number[/TD] [TD]203424[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Rank[/TD] [TD]Captain[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Nationality[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Date of Birth[/TD] [TD]11.11.1921 Monasterevan, Co.Kildare[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Date of Death[/TD] [TD]30.07.2015, Ludlow, Shropshire, UK (Aged 93)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Gravesite[/TD] [TD][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Father[/TD] [TD]William Hastings Campbell (Born 15.08.1886 - Died 28.05.1959 Aged 72)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Mother[/TD] [TD]Eugenie Campbell (Born 16.04.1891 - Died 04.04.1973 Aged 81)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Enlisted[/TD] [TD]15.08.1940 (ranks, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Military[/TD] [TD]parent unit Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 2Lt,Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 30.8.1941 WS Lt 1.10.1942 A/Captain 20.1.1942 joined PPA 19.4.1944 (as Lt) PPA S Patrol (CO) T/Captain 10.2.1945 relinquished commission April 1946[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Married[/TD] [TD]Shirley Bouch 1959 (3 children)[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Further Information[/TD] [TD]resided Hookvinny,Hambledon,Hampshire son of William Hastings and the hon. Eugenie Anne (nee Westenra) Campbell educated Cheltenham College graduated St Andrew's University (B.Sc.) chemistry student prewar 1949 emigrated to Kenya fluent in Kikuyu and Swahili HM Colonial Service 1949-61 award M.B.E. 1.1.1957 (as District Officer, Mathira Division, Kenya) HM Foreign Office 21.8.1961 First Secretary 1961 Counsellor 1972 Counsellor (Information), Ottawa 1972-77 company director Consul General,Naples 1977-81 award C.V.O. 28.11.1980 award C.B.E. 13.6.1981 (for Naples) 1995 resided Ridgeway, Ludlow Road, Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0DH "I knew he could be foolish and he had an irritating weakness - he kept losing his guns, his mortar and even his money; but I was impressed to see that he was backed by sensible and experienced men." 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